Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 67.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cape Verde is 67.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cape Verde peaked at 96.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 169th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 80.9% | — |
| 1982 | 77.9% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 74.2% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 80.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 81.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 87.1% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 90.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 93.5% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -28.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 67.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 71% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -28.4% | 93.6% | 67.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.3% | 74.2% | 87.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 90.6% | 96.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.0% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 90.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 67.0% | 93.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cape Verde?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cape Verde was 67.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release